Thousands of protesters are flooding Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demonstrate against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsi’s decree granting himself dictator-like powers. Morsi addressed supporters earlier.
Morsy started his term addressing full crowd in #Tahrir , now he is adressing a couple thousands supporters & #Tahrir is filled against him.
— Mahmoud Salem (@Sandmonkey) November 23, 2012
Tear gas is reportedly being fired at the protesters.
My God Lot of tear gas direction Tahrir. People very angry. This will end bad tonight.
— Koert Debeuf (@koertdebeuf) November 23, 2012
Tear gas now is fired directly at people #Tahrir
— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) November 23, 2012
Betsy Hiel, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Cairo correspondent, is live-tweeting the protest.
Marches coming into Tahrir starting to fill up square. Some chanting down with regime of Brotherhood pic.twitter.com/WKwMKVLC
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
"Morsi is bad morsi is bad" people say in #tahrir
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Large march coming into #tahrir chanting "the people want downfall of the regime" and "bread, freedom social justice" #Egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
"Eyes of Freedom Mohamed Mahmud" poster chants of Down with Morsi rule in #tahrir #egypt pic.twitter.com/6cLHFcpk
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Social Democrats chanting " there is no freedom without blood" #tahrir #Egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
At Semi Ramis hotel near #tahrir workers boarding up all lower windows and doors ##Egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Lots of chants in #tahrir against "rule of murshid" brotherhood's supreme guide
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Two protesters in #Tahrir who say they are from Morsi's governorate say "Morsi is bad" they like Shafiq. #Egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Another protester in #tahrir hopes that Morsi's new decree will help unify the ranks of the anti-Brotherhood camp in #egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Still more people streaming into #Tahrir as night falls and fighting still rages on Muhamed Mahmoud. #egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
A sign in front of Mohamed Mahmoud street off of #Tahrir says "It is forbidden for the Brotherhood to enter." #egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
Protester in #Tahrir says "Mr. Obama you must support democracy, you support a dictator." #Egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/kristenchick/status/271993657589112832
That "brothers forbidden to enter" sign in #Tahrir, this morning. pic.twitter.com/sVbKKsad
— arabist (@arabist) November 23, 2012
Thousands on Tahrir shouting 'the people wants the end of the regime/brotherhood. In Arabic nizam/ikhwan. pic.twitter.com/Wrpbb64f
— Koert Debeuf (@koertdebeuf) November 23, 2012
Protesters in #Tahrir calling for Morsy to "leave." pic.twitter.com/UXEVUmhr
— Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) November 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/evanchill/status/271962325848838144
https://twitter.com/ibnezra/status/271945250489135107
https://twitter.com/ibnezra/status/271950976422932480
Via BuzzFeed, the Muslim Brotherhood took to Twitter on Thanksgiving Day to defend Morsi’s power grab.
President's decisions are all directed towards achieving justice, ending corruption and fulfilling the goals of #Jan25 revolution
— Ikhwanweb (@Ikhwanweb) November 22, 2012
decision to grant these decisions immunity is to ensure they're protected frm corrupt & politicized judiciary installed by deposed regime
— Ikhwanweb (@Ikhwanweb) November 22, 2012
Bottom line: majority of ordinary Egyptians whose life will be improved by pres decisions will support him, political rivals will oppose
— Ikhwanweb (@Ikhwanweb) November 22, 2012
Twitchy will monitor the protest and update with breaking details.
Update:
Though night has fallen, the protests continue:
#Tahrir square right now, 1000s still here, clashes still going. This will go on all night #egypt http://t.co/cmfmjXtv
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 23, 2012
Many political parties and movements have declared an open-end sit in at Tahrir Square until Morsy's constitutional decree is cancelled
— Mohamed Fahmy (@MFFahmy11) November 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/SlipknotMody/status/272083135389368320
Video: Egyptians storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Alexandria chanting "the people want the downfall of the regime" http://t.co/lMj3WeF7 #egypt
— betsy hiel (@betsy_hiel) November 23, 2012
There are also reports of sexual assaults on female protesters.
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